Environmental+Impacts+on+the+Chesapeake+Bay

[|Chesapeake Bay Program - Population Growth] [|Chesapeake Bay Program - Development] [|Chesapeake Bay Program - Land Use] [|Chesapeake Bay Field Office - see highlighted sections] [|Wetlands Watch] Also read the Chesapeake Bay books on the white bookcase for relevant information.

-16.6 million people -economy=good -unique community -several natural/historic sites -water quality=really good when settlers came -(sea)food -transportation (by boat)
 * 1. Why have so many people settled around the Chesapeake Bay? What needs does the Chesapeake Bay meet?**

-people make pollution/waste & dump -more population=more houses=less space/natural resources=more waste into Bay -people want bigger houses/more land=less space/natural resources -poultry waste= dumped= nitrogen and phosphorus= more algae= fish can't breath= fish die
 * 2. How have people impacted the Chesapeake Bay?**

-fish dying= less seafood -pollution/waste dumped= dirtier water= some species extinction in area (at 1 point) -construction/ cutting down trees= sediment into Bay= shallow waters/ boat navigation becomes limited -pollution problems= laws preventing certain pollutants -limitation on hunting/fishing 2 help some species recover -people have 2 recycle/reduce water use
 * 3. Because people have negatively impacted the Bay, how has that changed the impact the Bay has on people?**